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MW. SERIES--VOL. I, IO 23.

H. FRY & CO.,

Are now In receipt of a

FRESH-ARRIVAL

2S,OOd

yards Prints of tlin bet quality. s, 40,000 yards Mnslina, lluo and brown. 20,000 yaraaCambric,

Jnconct, lawns and linens

15,000 yards Satinett, of llie b««t. 20,000. yd». Cpttynade.latest etylefl. •?.• 15,000 Suniiiier Jlinens, for Panls Coats. 1,000 Somnlcr Testings, all tlio latest stylea. 100 yards Satin -Vcsliujr*. *•. 20,000 Ginghams of the best quality.

Jaconet. Swiss, Linen and Thread Edgings. A nico stock of linen Fringes."' Micodimity LuwnB. '25,000 yurcLs 15 onuct and Cap Ribbons. -Kn 1,000 Kucliaa, both plain and fancy.

1,000 Summer Bonnets*

A largo stock of Hats, for both men, boys and children. A nico stock Flats, for misses. .-'Xho:best stock of Shoos in town.

A good slock of .Boots.

KID AND SILK GLOVES.

Cotton and Llslo thread Gloves. The clicapcst stock of Hosiery in town. I 811k and Satin Cravat B, very cheap. Y. A nico stock of Bonnet Flowers. 2,000 yards wliitodotted and plain Swiss.42,000 Black uud

FANCY SILKS

thenper than ever.

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20,000 yards Hod Ticking. .tn "'20',600 yards Hickory, striped and pli ck 15,000 Ohnmbrn Shirtings. .•^10,000 Fancy Shirting. 5,000 rinin"'4nd Fancy Shirt Fronts. 5,000 Collars.

500 Jaconet, Swiss ond Cunibric Collars for ladies. Our stock of Uinbrellns is complete.

Our stock of Parasols is unsurpassed by any house in the market. Wo kcop constantly on hand a good stock of

GROCERIES,

Sucli ns Supar, Codec, MOUIRBCB. Flour and Meal. Wo invite the community to pive ns a call: we chargc nothing for showing goods.

W A N E

At F. H. Fry & Co's.,

W.OOO lbs. Fresh Huttnr. 25,000 doz K-rirs. 75.000 lbs. Paper lCiigs. ,«i0,000 lbs. Feather.*

All of which wo will takoMn cxehango for Dry (ioodrf, at tlio best market prices.

COME ONE! COME ALL!! F. ii. FI:Y co. April 10,133S.--UY

1853. 1359.

sV. ..mvr

GREAT tMHTEHKNTS OFFERED TOl^'

O I & EL C3-

TTr.4-« I

GROCERIES,

Hardware & Sneensware,

Stock of Goods,

OF EVERY VARIETY

r.Minlly lcpjit in tlio kiml of Stock nbove mentioned.* Hnving purchased onr Goods.at tho.

Head of the Market,

•\\*e feci nlilc iukI nnd willing to competc willi any liou.-io'Sn the trade. It being too tedious to mention all

The different kinds of

KEPT IN OUR STOCK,

Wo would only say tliat wc bavo nearly

ANY ARTICLE FOR WHICH YOU MAY CALL.

With tbeso remarks wa would solicit your attention to tho stock, as

It will undoubtedly be to your

ADVANTAGE

TO CALL AND EXAMINE IT!

Bring your

UC3JE

-V' With you. Wo havo a'regular

PR.ODUCE DEPOT,

and will receive any thing

you.

bring of a Mcr-

chanlablo character, for which *.'

WE .WILL PAY

The Highest Market Fnce

tesj ..t• -.•••* »•-.

In Dry Gooda. _Yonr Friend*

ALLEN, GALEY KEERAN, n20tf.„

D«c. 4, 1686.

[From the Now Orleans True Delta, 8d.} A I A O

HON. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS

-A.T NEW ORLEANS. TIIE PEOPLE OUT TO WELCOME IilAI.

TENDERED the FREEDOM of the CITY.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.

Pierre Sonic Representing the Stales ..j-' Rights Democracy. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon a burst of sunshine lighted up the city, that' had been during the forenoon under the gloomy influence of a damp and rather disa-. grecablo atmosphere. About ttfo o'clockthe people in all the great resorts of political andT social agitation were earricstly discussing tlie subjects naturally excited by the great and engrossing,topic.of the day—the anticipated arrival of Stephen A., Douglas. Apart from the differences of opinion on minor matters, which wcre.natu-

ral, the feeling everywhere shown was ex-

traordinarily flattering to the Senator from Illinois. This feeling. be it remembered, and by thoughtful and earnest men it will be, was not the result of any momentary enthusiasm, not an unthinking expression excited by influence kuch as to lead judgment at the time in the direction that would not be endorsed in calmcr moments. Far and very different was the expression of public opinion, for it was in sincere and meditated converse. Without an exception that could possibly be deemed worthy of notice, the opinion of the people was earnestly congratulatory of the significant triumph of Douglas over the. paltry ostracism and the daring opposition that lie lately^inct with. This sober earnest endorsement of the course of Senator Douglas is, and should be, one of the highest guerdons that- his glorious mind and gallant soul could long for and the men who hold such sentiments will in good time realize the ambition .that rightfully is theirs—to elevate him to a position where his brilliaut intellect will have room aud.scope cuough to display itself.

About two o'clock the .town was on "the qui viva, as it was generally announced that the City of Mdniphis steamboat—-on which it was known Judge Douglas was. ceniing down the river—-was cxpcctod.to arrive at her wliarf about 3 o'clock. The morning arid evening papers had published the announcement of the citizcns' intended welcome, and the previous day's papers had told o'f the action of the common council in rcsolving.to make him the guest of the city, anil a: both were but a reflection of the popular idea, the interest manifested may be easily imagined. Three o'clock arrived and passed, however, and no account of the boat v.'u.s generally made known, but the citizens' committee and the city authorities v/cre r.dvised fiiat she had passed Bakm Rouge at half-past tix a. in., so that her arrival, unless accident occurred, would certainly be between five and eight o'clock. The people being uaccrtain about "Jthc niatfer, remained up town,

I were iiockhif down (o '.he st(.'anibo :L landid by liia time tho vessel got to her mooring opposite (.Jirod street, a multitude were s\va:n:ii en every avuiiabh part o!' the boat and thronging on the wharf.

1)RY GOODS!!|»V-S

The scene from the steamboat was ccr-

reach, the lamps of the shipping shone like iiitars through the.darkness on either side. For a considerable distance above and be-

lov,' (ll°steamboat

JBOOIGSJ liclLuj their lurid light on the far-stretching piles of morcliandize laid out in solid array over the broad spacc between the river and the street. And in the foreground was the sea of eager, earnest, wistful: faces upturned ud i'trivin to pierce the gloom,- and fix a recognising g'aneo on the form-arid features of the Little Giant, and failing,-would relieve thomselvfcs by a'spontaneens and deafening cheer. And more expressive still was the crowd who rushed on board before the lines of the boat were fastened, thinking to get the first glimpse of the champion of the liberties and rights of the .Southern States.

SOL l) AT

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'P-ilK undonoctieil voisM rmee nioro olitiin tlic .L privilepo 01' inl\nnm2 their numerous 1'rioiuls nml customers, that they aro now n.'j:iroil to moot them with

fires gleamed and throw

And amid all this excitement and enthusiasm, the cannon thundered out its feu de Joic, waking the echoes' of the broad river and the broader city beside it. The Yv*ashington Artillery, under command of Col. Walton, fired the salute for the "Guest of the city of Now Orleans," and in right solI dierly manner was the duty performed.

After some difficulty, Mayor Stitb, with members of the committee of the common council, made their way on board, the approach to the upper deck or saloon of which was rigidly and .very properly prevented, until the arrival of the city authorities.— The municipal representatives then proceeded to the ladies portion of the saloon, where Senator Douglas was waiting. Several members of the citizens'committee were also amongst those who first greeted the gallant Senator, but without any formality, leaving the public reception to the Mayor and alderuicu of New Orleaus.

The ceremony of introducing the Senator and Mayor was performed by Robert J. Ward, Esq., and the former was then presented to Mrs. Douglas, r.s right royal and noble,' though unassuming looking lady, as there is in the land, and who would befit the loftiest station her glorious husband could be placed in.

The Mayor then informed the Senator that he would escort him to his hotel, and both, followed by members of the council and other gentlemen, proceeded to leave the boat and reach the carriage. But this was not at all an easy matter. The people wanted to see Douglas, wanted to greet hiin with their usual enthusiasm, meet him with a thoroughly hearty and not a dainty welcome, receive him in whole-souled style free from that hallow but polite courtesy, and worthless but impressive courtliness, which they knew "the noblest Roman of them all" would have spurned in his heart, had they been tendered him. And so there was an uncurbed desiro to set near the gallant statesman, to have a look at features that had never paled before bitter and unrelenting political enmity, and to hear the sound of the voice that had reverberated through the Senate halls of the federal capitol and over his own broad State, and never with accents that faltered in what he conceived to bo the exposition

and doctrine of trtte patriotism/'-^ The carriage was reached at lerngth, and amid wild enthusiasm, the Senator, accompanied by MayorStith, Adam Griffin, Esq., treasurer of the city, Alderman Conway, and assistant Alderman Lecfc, were seated, and the-procession moved towards the St. Charles Hotel.

The carriages Istdpped at the frontontrance on 8t. Charles street but the defise crowd about the place presented a formidable' though friendly pllklfin'x to push through, so the order was given to drive to the Common street entrance, brii c^6n that arrangement wag not very saocdsslful in avoiding the rush fotvtbough the Chief' of Police and his special officers Secured easy access into the building, the'passages leading to the front portico wcrb tnoroughlypackcd. But the gentlemen who attended the Senator persevered and brought him safely in front .of the hotel.

St. Charles street was then thronged

tbonsan

cas?er

The Mayor then stepped back, and Pierre Sou'le, the chivalrous and stately minded Louisianian, with his modest mien and noble looking face, approached. The uTCCting—their previous meeting being prevented 13* the crowd—was most cordial, and evidently a thrilling sense of pleasure was felt by the gallant Northerner, as grasped In statesman, half of the of the Citi Fir.nkliu 1

During the delivery of the addresses of Pierre Soulc and the Mayor, necessarily spoken too low for.the crowd to hear, some of the more excitable became impatient, aud called loudly for Douglas. When the greetings were over, the Senator went forward to the railing, and with an earnest aud sonorous utterance he said:

for this cordial and unexpected reception —a rcccption in a two-fold capacity—from the city authorities'and 'from my political friends, which is most grateful ttuder existing circumstances. /f

I came here on private business. My approach was as private as it could be. I had no time to attend to other affairs, but I fiud my fcllow-citizens of Louisiana prepared to give me a magnificent welcome, in which the constituted authorities unite with my political associates, and for this I am heartily grateful. -M.

I have just emerged from a' struggle, on behalf of the constitution, against sectionalism and fanaticism—and no State in the American confederacy ought to rcjoice more in the triumph of States rights and the Federal constitution than Louisiana.

Looking south to the Gulf of Mexico and east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is

to catch a glimpse

of' the distinguished Illinoisan' wlio had, like the great Apostle, fought the good fight, and kept the faith in the late exciting, and, in the eyes of most men, unequal contest with the Black Republicans and their allies. And as the vast multitude swayed to and fro in their eagerness to sec the guest of the city, we were forcibly reminded of the truth that there arc more heroes in this world than come out from the haze of battle, aud that the heroism of civic life is promptly appreciated by men.

Rarely have we witnessed a scene so exciting and so interesting, and one, too, so well calculated to be remembered by the guest and the spectator. All felt that in honoring Senator Douglas that they honored the Constitution, the Magna Charta of the rights of the States, and that in the cordial wclcomc extended to him, irrespective of party, all felt too, that the great capital of the south in honoring the champion who beat down ^its cn.emics, honored itself. Yerily, "the blood of Douglas," as. Home finely expressed it, and as the multitude thought, could "protect itself!"

He was introduced—and the introduction was acknowledged by a thundering hurrah—by the Mayor, who addressed him briefly as follows, in tendering the hospitalities of the city:

Mr. Douglas,—In the name of the people of New Orleans, I tender you a hearty wclcomc, and offer you the freedom of the metropolis of the South, and hope you will remain with us a sufficient time to enable all our citizens to greet you, not as a partisan, but as a citizen of our common country, who has won their admiration by his bold and noble defence uf the Constitution.

Iconic hand of the hVulhem

KI'XATOII DOUGLAS: AS chairman of-a committee selected from among your political friends and admirers, I tender you, in the name of that eouunittce, and of those friends, a hearty welcome, aud ask leave to place in your hands a letter expressive of sentiments which they hope,will meet vour approbation and of wishes with which it will, doubtless, be your pleasure to com-

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Mr. Sonle was present on bofollowing gentlemen, members ICUM" Committee: R. J. \\ard, (."lack, Charles Bienvenu, 15.

avo you as our spe-

We had wished to cial guest: but the Municipal authorities, impelled by the feelings of this whole community. having evinced a desire to claim vou as such, wc have gladly surrendered to them the enjoyment of an hour which, from the delicate manner i:i which it was sought, could not but be as flattering to vou as it is grateful to ourselves.

Be at home among us. You are in the midst of men who know' how to appreciate the exalted character, the indomitable firmness, aud the trausoeiuhmt ability and talent- you have so gloriously displayed in the defcucc of rights most dear to them, and on the maintenance of which depends, as they siuecrcly believe, the stability of the Republic with its present institutions.

i. ri i"' decided »raiu to him, raising him from £2,I present my grateful acknowledgements

-.•-=»- 1000 a year in Tuscany to £4,o00 in the to add, for the

an equality of interests that should ever be preserved under the common constitution. The Union can be preserved and I dium of success in business, and the premaintaincd even in thc spirit in which our iQ(je

Through the constitution the Union can

be worth preserving. Again let me"give you my sincere "Jand grateful acknowledgements, and proffer my thanks for the cordial greeting yoa have extended to me. And I may say on returning to my homo on thc lake I shall cvor remember this spontaneous uprising,

fathers uiade it. I rule, too, to advertise in the didlest times,

CRAWFORDSVILLE, ^MONTGOMERY. COUNTY, IIDIAlfA, DECEMBER 25

and welcome received, at. your hands/y The Senator then retired to his apartments, and the multitude, after a parting arid rousing chcer, separated.

We understand that, on Monday night next, Douglas will address the Democracy and citizcns of New Orleans generally, according to the request of the committee represented bV Pierre Soulc.

IIUME, TIIE.SPIRITUAL MEDIUM— His NIGHTLY VISITORS, To. the Editors of the Evcning Post

As. sincc Mr. Hume's accession to rank and fortune, anecdotes respectinghim seem: to be apropos I*, herewith tsend you: an experience oft my own with that gentleman that occurred November 25,: 1854. On the evening of that day I had attended' a spiritual ch-cle held at the house ofafriend at -Ravenswood, L. I., at which Mr. Hume was the medium, and during which all the various well-known: phenomenal which occur in' his presence had' been witnessed and felt bv us i. /i

Lithe breaking up of the meeting, find-' ing that-Mr. Hume and myself were billet-! cd upon the same gentleman, (a. musical friend,) I proposed to Hume to allow me to lie down with him when he went to bed, for an hour or two, as I was told that some curious manifestations might be expected. Accordingly, taking off only my coat and boots, I ensconsed myself alongside of him, under the bcdclothcs, first locking the door aud fastening the window-shutters, and ascertaining that wc were the sole occupants of the room. Neither Hume nor myself had ever slept in the house before.

Almost immediately after the light was extinguished I heard raps all around me— on the floor, on the walls, on the headboard, on my pillow, in fact every-where. The sounds varied in intensity from light taps on the pillow, to loud, resounding blows upon the floor aud walls. I asked many questions, and received intelligent answers by means of these rafs. I saw, also, in various parts of-the room, nebulous looking and wanderiug lights, now and then crossed by dark, irregular shadows. Soon I felt soft aud gentle touches, as if by a human hand, upou the top aud back of my head, followed quickly by the placing of a cool, moist hand upon my forehead, which I was told by means.of the raps was the hand of Hume's deceased mother. In a few moments another spirit came, and after touching me from my feet upward, also placed a hand upou my forehead, gcutly pulling and smoothing my beard, and closing'up my eyes, and then softly rapping out answers to many questions upon the closed iid. His hand felt soft and warm. Still another spirit now came, and stepped upon the bed, and began walking over it, feeling to me as if a child had climbed up and war walking over us, stepping carefully over us, and between us, but not upou us, the bedclothes being indented at each foot-fall. In a few nionfents, however, the spirit lay down on tiic outside of the bed, and on us both, pressing with all the weight

uiauucr, as a living child

might have done. The spirits then wished me gou night by the raps, and apparently departed.

The whole occupied about half an hour, •i-

L)iy \nies B. S. Tappan. Philip and during the whole time Hume and I lay Such a step would render the conquest of L-'naux', Thoiras Warren, J. B. G. ArnouU upon our.backs covered to the chin by the Cuba impossible, and worthless if it were •u.M nir-i AfclCnin-lif- Mr Son'p jw v."!-! bedclothes, and touching cach other the possible. The example of Ilayti shows ^nSive"^^tnmiiueera^Sl! entire length of our pe^ons, from shoul-lihe difficulty, the impossibility of subduthe eitv's guest as follows: 1°™

hc( nml

-iunng

movemciit, otlic breathing.

next after, salary .£4,500 and the remain- THK L\ST or ing English 31issious range from £4,000 to .£-'2,000 per annua. There was a rumor

only .£'3,600, or £'900 less than that of the Minister to Washington, Lord Napier would hardly take it. If the Hon. liichard Bickcrton Pcmel Lyons be removed from Florence to Washington, it will be a

United States. We beg information of the fashionable circles at Washington, that Mr. Lyons is eldest sou to Admiral Lord Lyons that he was born in 1817, and that we believe he is a bachelor. .. ':"l

THE GREAT EASTEUN.—The task of completing the Great Eastern steamship was about to commcncc, and it is considered certain that she will make her first trip to Portland by the midsummer next. The first year's trips of the vessel are to be between England aud Portland, but where she will be eventually employed is at present undccidcd.

wealth. And I have made it a

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THE IfOWER OF SPAIN.

:France

the head

A corespondent of the Tribune, writing from Washington, says it is a common error in this country to underrate the power of Spain—to overlook the immense progress she has made of late years. Shallow dreamers, he. says may talk of the "worm-eaten throne of Spain." But there is n6" reason'to believe that Spain was ever rtbsolutely'Vcry much stronger than she is at the present time." Relatively^ she was stronger in the reign of Philip II, becaujse the'-'other: nhtions were weaker than they are now:

German}', England and Frauce were distracted by religious discriminations, and Germany an'd.England had not one-fourth the population, nor one tenth the wealth they now-have nor had France one-half her present population. Spain steadily declined in population, wealth and organization, till she reached her..lowest depth of weakness fifty years ago, whcnNap'olcon attempted to reduce her to an appendage, of'

numbered'but 8,000,000, and had neither army nor fleet. But even then the pride and spirit and warlike habits of the people, though they were betrayed by their King and nobles, led them to offer a more effective resistance to the French than any nation of Continental Europe had yet done.

Now, Spain has nearly 10.000,000 of people, has an army as largo as that of Great Britain, aud a navy about equal to our own in point of numbers, a stable though corrupt government, and rich, loyal and populous colonies colonics which, unlike almost all others, afford revenue to the mother country instead of drawing it from her. Spain, tmder the Romans, is said tc have contained 40,000,000 of people—doubtless a gross exaggeration, for the nature of the country is not such as to admit of the greatest density of population. But however that may be, the best judgment wc can form of the condition of Spain in modern times doos not lead to tin conclusion that even at the highest of her power in the 16th and 17th centurics, she numbered more inhabitants or was stronger in internal elements of power than she is now. She has lost her rank among the nations, not because she is weaker than she was, but because other nations have grown stronger. Her commerce, marine and her navy, once the first in the world, have dwindled from their former magnificence, but they arc still of respectable extoifc. lu a war wilh this country, Spain could inflict immense damage on our commerce by privateers. Jler only available point to us is Cuba, and that point a resolute Captain-General can oiicctually and forever defend, simply by liberating and arming the slaves. '.

Mr. Webster, in his private correspondence when Secretary of State, declares that lie had positive and reliable information that the Captain-General of Cuba 3iad instructions from the llomc Government to emancipate and arm the blacks, whenever the island should be seriously endangered by invasion from this cunntry.—

it all Hume did mg a people who arc fighting lor personal

a a a A a

BHITISII E.MisAssiiis.—The Embassy to

than that caused by his where the conquest entails only the loss of I. It. WORTH, volltical freedom. But the attempt-to rcduced to personal slavery a population once

United States is a A'ery lucrative one. result only in their extermination or in the

th There are very few diplomatic situation of higher honor .or more salary. Iu the first class (of Embassadors Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary) there are Sir Henry Bulwer, to Turkey, with .£14,000 a year, and Earl Oowley, to Frauce, with .L'10,000. In tho second class (of Envoys Extraordinary and .Ministers Pleni- (Juba for defence would, thefore, I potentiary) we find rf ir John Crampton, to creator than that of emancipated

failure of the attempt, (,'uba is larger and more defensible than Ilayti the population is twice as great as that of Ilayti at .the beginning of this century, aud the omancipatcd blacks would be armed by (fovernment and led by Spaniic capacity of emancipated much

Bussia, and Mr. Andrew Buchanan, to Ami et the greatest and best appointed Spain, cach with ±'0,000 a year Lord arimMhat ever crossed the Atlantic was Bloomficld, to Prussia, and JiOrd Augustus hafflcd and destroyed in the attenn.t to Jioftus, to Austria, each with jC5,000:— subiuyate llavti. The Embassy to the United States comes

AUTII.—The Paris cor-1 Boston Traveler ha

in tho London clubs, three months ago, the following: j. that JiOrd Bloomticld was likely to resign I "Never envy any man! All have their the Prussian Mission. This is the only burdens, and he "that tempcrcth the wind probable vacancy for Lord Xapier. to the shorn lamb" cudowcd habit with

A few weeks since Lord Dunfermline I the power of allcvatins the heaviest loads., resigued the Embassy from Eugland to The other day there was a splendid tuner- cominerci.i men \w JO ap the Netherlands, and his successor has not a! in this street, a few doors below the yet been appointed: but as the salary is home in which I live. All the hideous pageantry which increases the horrors of

Death was assembled. The crowd was numerous. The luxurious mansion of the great banker was one great funeral chamber. The banker is worth a million j'Ihe latest novelty in the way ot of dollars. His avcracc income is a bun-i tions. is the convocation of the

thc other day his second son was carried ing. '1*1

and-twenty hunchback second sumption, and will surprise thc

daughter is bedridden with

CHRISTMAS GIFT PURVEYORS Will do well to read and remember the following bit of advice by Stephen Girard, thd Philadelphia millionaire: "I have always considered advertising I pite passed liberally and long—to be the great me-{ rich banker, though his coffers come up before tnc Convention:

long experience liaving taught me that his cash office sound musically to thc car,

preserved, and by no other mode is it money thus spent, is well laid out—as, by and the oft-heard passing bell aud doctor's

keeping my business continually before the public, it has secured me many sales that I would otherwise have lost."

I®* It is stated that the Key. Theodore Parker,'of Boston, is shortly to visit New York to lecture on Spiritualism. ..

doctors

repose beiug a few hours of feverish slum-! nlc:-k appearance, s.iarp .ooica and displa ber snatched from corroding cares—a res-[of jewelry. Ipite passed on a sofa! Oh! don envy thc There will be two important matters

of coin tossed about as so much trash in :ous games.

tread common in that house as thc resonance of gold destroy all the cffcct, except the painful contrast between thc emptiness of human vanity and ambition! So envy no man!,.

fl|®~Jamcs B. Clay declines a re-election. jeet.

IFrom tho New York Times, Dcc. 1G. SEXATOR DOUGLAS AT N. OKLEA.NS. We have at last a full report of the speech of Senator Douglas at New Orleans,

It is not very long,—but it

is clear, compact and explicit "in its declaration of principles. We must do the Senator tho justice to say that ho holds the ground admirably,—that he preaches the same .doctrines in Louisiana which he proclaimed' in Illinois,—and his political positions will1 commbnd themselves to the sound judgment and common sense of the people t)f the whole country. ,•» tlppn the slavery question, the Judge, adheres tenaciously to the doctrine of popular sovereignty. He proclaimed the right of every State to determine for themselves, without control-or interference of any sort, whether they will have slavery or not, and. he furthermore asserts the right, of every territorial legislature to make such laws on the subject? Jf slavery, as they may see fit. ,v 3|V! ,x: IW -a

In regard to the extension of our territory, we do not sec that Judge Douglas is cither very'ultra or very rash. lie believes that Cuba must eventually belong to- the United States,—that Mexico needs some supervision and effective control, and that it is not good policy for us to enter into any stipulations with Great Britain which shall exclude us from acquiring portions of Central America whenever the proper time shall come. In this lie undoubtedly reflects the sentiment of the great majority of the people of the United States. But he protests against any violent seizure of territory,—against any premature attempts to acquire it by any other than peaceful means, aud against the whole system of filibustering, which has brought the country into such disgrace. Ilis views upon this subject are certainly characterized by good judgment and moderation.

£&* We regard the ltcv. Ilcnry Giles as one of the few real Lecturers in this country. He understands the nature of a lecture, and never confounds it, as some do, with oration, sermon and dissertation. He never attempts to be all mountain, but is contcnt to dcscend into the valleys sometimes, as into long retreats of quiet thought, but when lie dees come up into the sun, and move along tho lofty aud glittering range, it is grand. Here is a passage from one of his Lectures, upon the Psalms of David:

Government that they have prompt means of communication with our fleet in thoso waters, whose headquarters are at Jvey West. Aside from this fact, its iumor-.

preciatcd both North aud South. Mr, O. W'alden, of New York, is the Secretary of the Cuban Telegraph Company.—

NATIONAL CONVENTION or JAMIH.KUS.— Conven-.

is average income is a nun-! tious. is mu cuuoicauuu me sporting''Winters rc about the ?amc as in the Wca dred and twenty thousand dollars. He is I fraternity, or gamblers, from all parts ot jcr

joint stock banking company, the country, at Chicago. Ihe Democrat, —. »o*—• which enables him to dispose of ten miil- of that city says that the city has been ions of dollars at his pleasure. He is one "fast filling up" with delegates lrom differof the lions of Change. Don't you envy cnt States, sent to attend this Convention. him? Oh, no don't envy liini he has his Alabama, lihode Lsland, Minnesota were sorrows, as well as any body for 'twas only the only States remaining unrepresented

six months ago the undertaker laid his on Wednesday last, and delegates from j,,,],,,. Douglas from tlio chairmanship of third son, then nineteen, in the grave— those were on their way to the great meet-

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awav by thc same sombre tradesman to the cases' graveyard, though thc boy was but one- the appcarancc ot the delegates as mgniy

enty his eldest daughter is a respectable. "A finer looking set or men ,VOI,j(1

oack and is in declining health—his wc have never seen than they are, taken

con-:

upon thc average. 'I hey are all fat and

arc well,

very

if she outlives thc winter—thc banker in abundance and some of the men are -cnt0(j

himsclfis blind from overlabor—he has been said to be, what their looks inornate, men pjacP

known to pass twenty days without oucc [of talents." "lhcsc men are seen in every

undressing and sleeping in a bed all his town, aud are generally known by their 'pcrrifor:ai Committee. It is some con-,

ous games. The rules aro construed dif-1

fercntly in different States. Several lives

1858. WHOLE NUMBER 863.

'Great has been their power in the world. They resounded amidst the courts of the tabernacle they floated through the lofty aud solemn space of tho temple. They were sung with glory in tho llalls of Zioa tliev were sung with sorrow by tl of Babel. away, the

And when IsracHiad passed j»P

enraptured its devotions and ennobled its

TELKGISAI'II TO CUHA.—We understand that contracts are completed, and that work will be immediately commenced

C!a., for the construction of a

ivaunah, ua., lor

H:t\ ti.

degraph line to Ferandina, Fla thence Iiv land to Cedar Keys, and from there to Key West by a submarine cable. From the latter place, a cable wiil also be laid to Cuba. The contractors for this work will I leave t: York in a few (hiys for the Held] of operations. It is intended to complete the line to Key AVest by nex! .summer, when it will be connected with Cuba arj soon as the cable can be laid. In the oresent condition of affairs in the (.Julf of Mex-ic-o, it is of the highest importance to our

TIIE CAUCUS VS. THE 'PEOPLE Some thirty years ago Congressional caucuses undertook to nominate candidates for the Presidency and to dictate to tho people whom they should elevate to that high office. The host effort in that lino, if wc mistake not, was the nomination of William. If. Crawford by a Democratic caucus in IS'24. The Democratic people said thoy wanted'Andrew Jackson, bht the caucus said, No, you must take Crawford. The people rebelled'-against the dictation of the caucus, and voted for Jackson, but were ri6t quite' 'sfrong enough to elect-him. The next .time, however, they piifc their favorite into the Presidential chair without saying to the caucus, By your leave, sirs!

The caucus system of making no raj.nations was broken up, and then members of Congress attempted to get control of tlio National Conventions and _to-force their own choice upon the delegates, but not always with success.

Judge .Douglas, in his uueaqualed triumph in Illinois, has proved himself to bo a favorite of tho people, and we now sco King Caucus rearing up his head in tho Senate to rebuke the people who have istainod Douglas in his own State, and those in other States who have rushed to welcome him wherever he lias made "his appearance sincc his remarkable canvass. The old battle between the caucus and tho people is to be fought over again, as in Jackson's day, and it remains to be seen which is to triumph—whether tho seventeen Senators who voted to displace Judgo Douglas from his position as chairman of" the Committee on Territories, or tho people who sympathize with Douglas in his gallant battle in behalf of the groat Democratic principle of popular sovereignty, must give way. The caucus havo had their say the time for the people to speak will conic after awhile. New Albany Ledger.

AUTHENTIC from the SOUTH PLATTE MINES. A MINER'S ACCOUNT. AURARIA CITY, Nov. 2.—On the afternoon of July 7th, striking our tents, we moved up the river Platte about eight miles, and camped. Some of our men went out in every direction, prospecting.— Soon, Green Russell, Esq., our most experienced miner and leader, arrived at camp and gave us the astounding intelligence that he had discovered a mine where we could realize fifteen dollars per day.-— This mine wc worked for some two weeks, realizing from five to fifteen dollars per day. Then we set out on another prospecting tour, and discovered another deposit somewhat richer than the first.

Here our best panning amounted to three dollars fifty to the pan of gravel, which is the best panning done on the

Platte up to this date, and from ten to

aro of David was still awaken-.'twenty dollars per day, the baud. HO cd in the Church of Christ, In all the worked this mine some twenty days, when eras and ages of that Church, from the concluded to set out on another pioshymn which first it whispered in an upper I peeling tour. .1. his tour embraced Chciry chamber until its anthems filled the earth,! ureck, Sand creek, and their tributaries, the inspiration of tho royal prophet haSj01^11^

on all of which we found more or less

were

the deeps and caves of the Scottish Iligh-'[without oalt, lor two weeica, at the end of lands, in the rude chanting of the Scottish v.'hieh we returned to t.ie i'.atte \ciy muc.i Covenanters through the woods and wilds exhausted and emaciated. After recruitof primitive America, in the heroic hallc-! "'3 ourselves for a tew days, wc chseoveiIuiahs of tho carlv nil-rims.' od richer deposit, paying from six to ten dollars per day. llecruiting wc set out for Fort (jarlaud, in New Mexico, a distance of one hundred and eighty miles, to get a supply for winter. At that point

gold, our prospecting ranging from one to

ten cents per pan 40 miles square. ileturning to the Platte, wc concluded to prospect the river to its source, at tho the Jlocky Mountains. Not ts length, we only took two weeks

rituals. Chorused by the winds of heaven. they have swelled through (rod's own temple of the sky and stars: thoy have rolled over the broad desert of Asia, iu the matins and vespers of ten thousand suniui.t hermits. They have rung through tho! knowin^ deep valleys of the Alps, in the sobbing' provisions. Our hUjiplies beiug exhausvoices of the forlorn Waldenses through v.

obliged to live ou lresa meat,

flour is worth $7 50@ctw., bacon 20c@ lb, coffee and sugar 25c, and other articles in proportion. Having concluded our outfitting, we set out on our return, prospecting the meantime, and getting from one to ten cents per pan of gravels, and eventually arrived at the Platte on the 25th of October, where we found 300 men, and fresh arrivals came in every hour from the States.

These men are principally from Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, and are the bone and sinew of the countries whence they came. We shall have one thousand men to winter here, and taking into consideration the prospects of the mines, aud the scarcity of money in the States, can readily suppose that by the first of June, 1859, our population will exceed eighty thousand, and we can then organize a Territory or State, which will compare favorably with any other in the Union. The climate is delightful; the scenery beautiful and diversified. The soil in the valleys is a black, sandy loam, and very productive. The Summer season is warm and pleasant; the

AN I'.YJIIHITiuN OT PETTY MALICE. The Wa-hington correspondents havo been for a number of days past confidently assertini.' that the Democratic caucus of

tjlC

Although this is a gathering of '"hard

s" morally, the Democrat describe.-.

j- Senate had determined to removo

thc

Committee ou Tcrritorfcs, a position

tnc ^ommiucc on icrruories, a position

lvljicIl he

with "old, for it avails little to him and 1 nc will be thc revision of the old rules }ir. Clingham, of North Carolina,: though, as I grant ye. the resonant chimes jand thc adoption of new ones for the vari-,

aiKchar^ed with such great

aljilitVf for lnanv Lut we

ippcarancc ot thc delegates as highly

cre loth to that the enemies of

wcre

*,ljt!l

|believe

.]'icvc that the enemies of

carry the

extcntj an ru

Iua

iicc to

fusej to credit thc state-

,)t All doubts, however, arc now rc-

well, dressed, with jewelry ,1J0VC(i The list of Committees was prc-

0j-

i,c Senate yesterday, and in tho

jUljf,e Douglas we tind tho namo

Green^of Misiuuri, as head ot tho

soiatiou to cus was not protest from

that-this act of thc cau-: .•on.iuniated without a manly: some of the Southern Scna^

tjrs —among them Gov. Brown, of Miss-

.Johnson, of Tennessee, Mr. Toombs,

(jcorr, .,

a!Kl

not

Thc other will be the non-intcrfcrcncc of

Mr !r«.-on. of Missouri,

act 0j- tjH

have been lost in broils arising from thi»lcv -i,ot injure Judgo Douglas it will difference in their interpretation. Uni-

.-fenatoriai caucus, bow-

jC a

formity of constructiou is demanded by all Qther men whom tho Senate has placed the delegates.

friend in thc North or South,

ler the have appealed to the people,

t|ja

professional gamblers in politics. There thin^ may occur again.—A". A. tedtw. will be a very warm debate upon this subjS&~~Order reigns iu Kansas.

people havo sustained tliem. Such